Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, receiving the Gambian new Ambassador to Iran Lamin Gaba Bajo, said Iran intends to expand ties with Gambia. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department report on Monday, Mottaki stressed that the presi...Apr 29, 2007Egypt-Iran-Aboul Gheit Egyptian FM invites Iranian counterpart to Iraq talks
Egyptian foreign minister has once again invited his Iranian counterpart to attend Sharm al-Sheikh meeting on Iraq, annouced Iranian foreign ministry on Sunday. According to the ministry, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in a tele...Apr 28, 2007Iran, Ecuador discuss political, economic cooperation
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, in a telephone conversation on Friday, discussed avenues to bolster bilateral cooperation in political and economic fields. Referring to agreements r...Apr 26, 2007Iran`s stand on presence in Sharm al-Sheikh to be announced soon
IRI Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Wednesday Iran`s stand on attending Iraq`s neighbors conference in Sharm al-Sheikh would soon be announced. According to IRNA Political Desk reporter, Mottaki made the comment during a joint p...Apr 25, 2007Mottaki, Zebari talk on matters of mutual concern
The visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting here Wednesday discussed matters of mutual concern. Details of Mottaki-Zebari talks have not yet been declared. However, duri...Apr 24, 2007Iranian FM meets Cuba`s acting president
Cuba`s acting president Raul Castro said in Havana Monday night that support for Iran`s stance on its peaceful nuclear activities was among his country`s fixed policies. Castro made the remark in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouc...Apr 24, 2007Iran not to accept suspension as topic of talks: FM
Caracas, April 24, 2007 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Havana Monday that Tehran would not accept suspension of uranium enrichment as a topic or outcome of the upcoming talks on its peaceful nuclear program. Mottaki was ...Apr 23, 2007Mottaki: Iran sides with Latin American states
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that Iran sides with Latin American states. `Iran is ready for broader cooperation with Latin American states,` Mottaki said in the first round of talks with his Cuban counterpart Felipe Peres R...Apr 23, 2007Mottaki: Justice-seeking, common motto of Iran, Nicaragua
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Managua Sunday Iranian and Nicaraguan officials stress justice-seeking as a means to improve their nations` welfare and develop their countries. `Justice-seeking is the common motto...Apr 23, 2007Iran ready to expand all-out ties with Latin America: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday in Managua expressed Tehran`s readiness to bolster all-out ties with Latin American states. Mottaki, who is currently on a tour to Latin America, held talks with Nicaragua`s President of Nati...Apr 23, 2007Mottaki, Nicaragua`s ministers discuss bilateral ties
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Nicaragua`s cabinet ministers Sunday in Managua explored avenues for expansion of bilateral ties. Mottaki, who is currently on a tour to Latin America, held a four-hour meeting with Nic...Apr 21, 2007Ahmadinejad`s message submitted to Chavez
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Friday evening submitted a written message from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, inviting the latter to visit Tehran in the near future. Congratulating th...Apr 21, 2007President Chavez to visit Iran soon: Mottaki
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Friday evening that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to visit Tehran in the near future. He made the remark while talking to reporters following his meeting with the Venezuelan president...Apr 20, 2007Mottaki, Bolivian FM discuss issues of mutual interest
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who is visiting Latin America, met with Bolivia`s Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca here Thursday evening (local time) and discussed bilateral ties and regional cooperation with his counterpart. In the m...Apr 20, 2007Iranian FM meets speaker of Venezuela`s parliament
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki held talks here on Thursday with Speaker of Venezuela`s parliament Cilia Floras. The Iranian official said in the meeting that Iran and Venezuela enjoy good relations in accordance with the ...Apr 20, 2007FM: EU should consider Iran industrial-scale nuclear activities
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Thursday that Europe should notice, in the new phase of its nuclear talks with Iran, that Tehran has entered the stage of making nuclear activities at industrial scale. Mottaki, currentl...Apr 20, 2007FM: Iran, Venezuela to increase financial ties up to USD 18bn
Iran and Venezuela are to increase volume of their bilateral financial trade to USD 18 billion, Iran`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki said on Thursday. Speaking in a joint press conference with his Venezuelan Counterpart Nicolas...Apr 19, 2007Mottaki stresses resumption of talks to settle Iran`s N-issue
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Wednesday evening expressed hope that serious and constructive talks would resume between Iran and the Western countries to settle the nuclear issue. Talking to Iranian nationals gathered in Ira...Apr 19, 2007FM meets with his Venezuelan counterpart
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro in a meeting at the Venezuela`s capital of Caracas on Thursday discussed matters of mutual concern. At the meeting, held concurrent with the anniversary of Vene...Apr 18, 2007Iranian, Syrian FMs discuss Iraq developments
Iran and Syria here Tuesday night discussed ongoing crisis in Iraq as well as other regional developments including those of Lebanon and Palestine. The issues were discussed by the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his ...Apr 18, 2007Iran`s presence in Sharm el-Sheikh meet under study: FM
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday evening that the issue of Iran`s participation in the upcoming meeting of Iraqi neighboring states, to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is under study. The meeting of Ir...Apr 18, 2007Iran backs ratification of Baghdad int`l conference: FM
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday night that Tehran supports ratification of the international conference held in Baghdad last month. Mottaki was speaking to reporters after he held talks with his Syrian c...Apr 17, 2007Mottaki`s talks with Turkish officials satisfactory
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that he had had very good talks with Turkish officials during his visit to Turkey. Mottaki made the remark at a press conference after meeting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Teyyip Erdogan.<...Apr 17, 2007Brazilian deputy FM confers with foreign minister
Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Jaguaribe conferred here Monday with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The Brazilian diplomat, who is in Tehran to attend the 5th political meeting of Iran-Brazil deputy foreign ministers, in a mee...Apr 17, 2007Foreign minister receives Omani diplomat
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Oman`s Foreign Ministry Director General in Political Affairs Ahmad Yousef al-Harethi discussed here on Monday issues of mutual interest. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department report, Mottaki s...Apr 17, 2007Mottaki leaves Ankara for Damascus
At the end of his one-day working visit to Turkey, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki left Ankara for the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday. Mottaki arrived in Ankara earlier Tuesday to hold talks with Turkish officials. Upon arriv...Apr 15, 2007Gambia opens embassy in Tehran
Gambian Embassy opened here on Sunday in a ceremony attended by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Gambian counterpart Moussa Jahumpa. Speaking at the ceremony, Mottaki said that inauguration of Gambia`s Embassy in Tehran is the outc...Apr 12, 2007Press Conference of OIC See Gen and Iranian FM
Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) said here Wednesday OIC is determined to set a cornerstone for ending application of double standards regarding nuclear issues. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu made the comment at his joint p...Apr 12, 2007Mottaki condemns terrorist attack in Algeria
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki sent a message to his Algerian counterpart on Thursday condemning Wednesday terrorist blasts in that country which claimed 23 lives. Mottaki regretted that a number of innocent people were victimized by the...Apr 12, 2007Iran`s presence in Iraqi neighbors conference not decided yet
Iran`s foreign minister said on Thursday that Iranian participation in the upcoming conference of Iraqi neighboring countries is not decided yet. Manouchehr Mottaki said that the Baghdad Conference held in March had decided that the neighbori...Apr 11, 2007FM: Iran to submit proposal on Islamic unity at Islamabad meeting
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Wednesday that at the upcoming Islamic states senior experts and foreign ministers meeting in Islamabad, Iran will present new proposals on confronting Islamophobia, Islamic unity and the rights of I...Apr 11, 2007Iran, Afghanistan sign border MoU
Iran and Afghanistan here Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on organizing and modernizing border demarcation and documentation. The MoU was inked by Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Afghan counterpart Rangeen Da...Apr 10, 2007FM: Iran-5+1 talks should seek thorough solution
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that Iran`s talks with 5+1 on its peaceful nuclear activities should be comprehensive and serious, adding that they should be objective-oriented and aim to come up with a thorough solution. ...Apr 10, 2007FM: Holding future Iraqi security meeting in Egypt against agreements
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday that holding the upcoming Iraq`s security meeting on a more extensive scale in Egypt is against the agreements reached earlier. He made the remark at a joint press conference with his Afgh...Apr 10, 2007Iran, Afghanistan call for bolstering of mutual ties
Visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta here Tuesday discussed with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki regional developments as well as ways of expanding mutual relations. According to Information and Press Bureau of the...Apr 9, 2007Mottaki: April 9 marks materialization of Iranians` will
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said April 9, the day when Iran was placed on the list of producers of nuclear fuel on industrial scale, marks materialization of the will of Iranian nation. Addressing a group of foreign ministry staff on ...Apr 9, 2007Mottaki calls for UNSC immediate action to release Iranian diplomats
Iran`s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to adopt immediate measure to make US troops release Iranian diplomats abducted in Iraq. According to Foreign Ministry Media Department report, M...Apr 5, 2007Iranian-Iraqi Foreign Ministers Talk on the Phone
Iraqi Foreign Minister in a telephone contact with his Iranian counterpart Thursday evening welcomed Iran`s decision to release the captured English marines who had illegally entered Iranian waters and called it a wise action. According to I...Apr 5, 2007Iranian-Pakistani Foreign Ministers Talk on the Phone
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Thursday praised Iran`s wisdom in releasing 15 UK sailors arrested for illegal entry into Iranian territorial waters. He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Iranian count...
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